The top of the South Island is a fine place to eat and drink, writes Elisabeth Easther.

New Zealand's best produce is world class and a first-rate reason to travel, writes Nadia Lim.

People-trafficking charges have been laid in New Zealand for the first time.

A Nelson man has died after being struck by a wire on a commercial fishing vessel on the Pacific Ocean.

Two teenagers allegedly crashed a stolen car into the side of a building in Nelson overnight.

A school has paid tribute to a former student and popular Nelson teen who died after falling through the roof of a cathedral in Wellington.

A man was killed on the Moutere Highway, Nelson, after being struck by a vehicle.

Bay of Plenty and northern Gisborne are next in line to feel the effects of a storm that's already flooded streets and washed muddy water through parts of the country.

A man in his 20s is dead after a tree rolled onto him near Nelson this morning.

A sawmilling company "completely misused" their drug and alcohol policy to drug test 190 staff after cannabis plants were found on company grounds, a union says.

Matt Philp meets some of the creative talent behind Nelson's upcoming winter festival season.

Pellets laced with 1080 poison will be fed to trout to assess potential risks from the planned massive dump of the pesticide in native forests.

The Employment Court has awarded a salad bar worker who was unjustifiably dismissed when she was sacked by text message on her second day on the job more than $2000 towards legal costs.

Darryl Rolton wouldn't hesitate to help a mate in trouble. That instinctive nature cost the Christchurch man his life on Saturday when he leapt 11 metres off the Maruia Falls.

New Zealand's most religious regions have been revealed in the latest Census data. Click here for an interactive graphic looking at the various districts.

Kayakers who rescued a man who fell over a waterfall near Nelson Lakes National Park today have been praised by police for their bravery.

A 5-year-old girl killed when the motorbike she was riding hit a fence may have panicked while on the machine, a coroner says.

A holidaymaker suffered a severe allergic reaction after he accidentally swallowed a bee while riding a bike in Coromandel this morning.

A Nelson man has been arrested and charged with hitting another man over the head with a spade.

The husband of a woman who died when their car plunged into a creek fought to control the car as she became unresponsive at the wheel moments before the fatal crash.